Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBecause of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.
The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.
Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile